"I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood."

-- Audre Lorde

#Inspirational Quotes #Believe Quotes #Acceptance Quotes

“Of the four billion life forms which have existed on this planet, three billion, nine hundred and sixty million are now extinct. We don't know why. Some by wanton extinction, some through natural catastrophe, some destroyed by meteorites and asteroids. In the light of these mass extinctions it really does seem unreasonable to suppose that Homo sapiens should be exempt. Our species will have been one of the shortest-lived of all, a mere blink, you may say, in the eye of time.”
“In order to cause a shadow to disappear, you must shine light on it.”
“Belief is not truly belief while doubt can still touch it.”
“I was OK in school, but I always missed a lot because I was playing so much. But if I'd stuck at it, I imagine that I'd be doing something financial or economical. Finance always attracted me, even though maths was always a bit of a love-hate relationship. I would have tried playing football, but I don't think I'd have made it.”

Source : "Matteo Manassero confident he can live up to his reputation at US Open". Interview with Ewan Murray, www.theguardian.com. June 8, 2013.
“Oh God! Like the Thunderbird of old I shall rise again out of the sea; I shall grab the instruments of the white man's success - his education, his skills, and with these new tools I shall build my race into the proudest segment of your society.”

Source : "A Lament for Confederation". Chief Dan George's Speech, www.citynews.ca. June 28, 2017.
“Words can be powerful allies. Or enemies”
“I am always a competitor and my wife and son have never seen me wrestle.”

Source : Source: www.oklafan.com
“Even here, in the U.S., I walk my daughter's dog and I look for interesting people sitting at a picnic table and I walk over with my white hair and I ask, "Would you mind if I sat and rested here for a minute?" Nobody would refuse that.”

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